BACOLOD CITY The municipal government of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental has unveiled its new public market on Thursday.
The new public market of Hinoba-an town in Negros Occidental worth P60 million was unveiled on Thursday. (Capitol PIO Photo)
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and
ILOILO CITY – Authorities have identified 44 hot spots across Western Visayas region, less than two months away from the May 9 national elections.
Cops in Anilao town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Anilao PNP) The Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6), the
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) has granted emergency employment assistance worth PHP2.8 million to some 711 informal sector workers in the southern part of Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette. Data from the Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) as of Monday showed the recipients were from Sipalay City, with 161 workers; Ilog, 150; Kabankalan City, Cauayan, Candoni, and Hinoba-an, 100 each. In a statement, DOLE-6 director Sixto Rodriguez said he has directed the field offices to coordinate with partner-local government units and fast-track the emergency employment assistance through the TUPAD or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers. In Negros Occidental which has the most number of typhoon-affected workers in Western Visayas, each beneficiary received PHP3,950 in total wages for a 10-day work such as clearing of typhoon-hit areas plus insurance coverage. They are part of the 2,369 af
BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas has declared 10 more barangays in Negros Occidental as drug-free. These barangays are Caliling and Isio in Cauayan town; Castellano, Lemery and Telim in Calatrava town; Madalag in E.B. Magalona town; Culipapa in Hinoba-
COMMENDATION. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte (left), commander of 303rd Infantry Brigade, pins the Military Commendation Medal on a Philippine Army reservist who contributed to the relief and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, during the rites held in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. "We recognize their efforts and commitment in assisting the affected Negrenses in the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay," Pasaporte said in a statement on Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2022).(Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Some 204 reservists of the Philippine Army in Negros Occidental were awarded the Military Commendation Medal for their contribution to the relief and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette last December. In a statement on Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of 303rd Infantry Brigade, lauded the reservists for their significant contribution to the disaster response operations in Negros Occidental.